Oh my, today's word is Learn. And am I ever learning these days! I'm learning how to get out there and ask people for things. I asked the two people who are leading Shacharit upstairs on Rosh HaShanah to switch so that one of them could very graciously come down and fix my second-day-of-Rosh-HaShanah problem. … Continue reading #BlogElul 15: Learn
Tag: Shacharit
#BlogElul 6: Search
Search! That's an interesting word that Rabbi Sommer chose to start today with. What am I searching for? Right now I am desperately searching for someone to lead Shacharit (the morning service) the second day of Rosh Hashanah. That's what's really weighing on me right now. Of course, it is all Mr. Berger's fault. Our … Continue reading #BlogElul 6: Search
Seeing – #BlogElul 22
This morning at minyan I had the privilege of leading Shacharit, as I usually do on Sundays. I was thinking about the commandment to wear the tzitzit, the ritual fringes that give the tallit its meaning - otherwise it is just a four-cornered shawl. We remind ourselves of this commandment every morning in the third … Continue reading Seeing – #BlogElul 22